Essays on Mental Hygiene

One of the contentious topics that is sure to spark discussion nowadays is the issue of the difference between natural US citizens and immigrants. Some feel that immigrants are different from natural US citizens in some aspects, and these differences lead to ruin of the American economy and society. Others maintain that there is no significant difference between the two and as such they should be treated more or less the same. Immigrants and US citizens can be compared in different ways, one of which being the topic of domestic violence. Domestic violence is an umbrella term for any ...

This paper focuses on the Haitian cultural group. Haitians are a group of people whose nationality is Haiti. The term Haiti is derived from Taino Indians’ language, and it means mountainous country. Haitians speak creole as their national language. Currently, the population of Haitian immigrants is 0.3 percent of the total US population (Buchanan, Albert, Beaulieu and U.S. Census Bureau, 2010).

American Community Survey of 2009 reports that 81 percent of people with Haitian ancestry who live in the United States and aged 5 years and above spoke a language other than English at home (Buchanan, Albert, Beaulieu, and U.S. Census ...

Introduction

Many practitioners see Article 81 of Mental Hygiene Law as a huge step forward in the statutory regulation of the guardianship of incapacitated persons. The Article provides for more flexible and less restrictive approach in the determination of the legal status of those incapacitated persons who are in need of guardians` protection. The principle of individual approach underlies the article. The principle implies that in every particular case the powers of a guardian must be tailored to the needs of the incapacitated person. The guardian will assist the ward only in those matters where the assistance is needed (activities of daily ...

It is estimated that 34.9% of adults and 17% of youth in the US are obese (Ogden, Carroll, Kit & Flegal, 2014). Compared to national data, the average obesity rate for Maryland is lower than the national average with the adult obesity rate of 26.7% and the low-income preschool obesity rate of 15.5% (City-data.com, n.d.). Although the average statistics for Maryland indicate a lower prevalence of obesity, the data for Bowie, MD indicates that obesity in that city is still a significant problem with 30.7% of adults and 16.7% of low-income preschool children being obese (City-data.com, n.d.). Therefore, a community-based intervention utilizing tertiary ...

Obesity is an increasing health problem in Maryland, with the adults’ percentages of obesity doubling-up over the past 20 years (Maryland, Maryland, & Maryland 2012). Approximately 177, 000 Maryland children in the age bracket of 10-17 years considered obese (Maryland, & Jordan, 2009). This is about 28.8% of youth. Comparing children within Maryland to their counterparts countrywide, show that Maryland children are less probably to become active for 4 or more days in a week. They are less probably to attend physical education classes on a daily basis (Li et al., 2011, p. 21).

Identification of Priority Community Nursing Diagnosis

Community-level practice alters community norms, community awareness, community attitudes, ...

The Slow Poisoning of India is a short documentary that reflects upon the environmental hazards posed by the continuous release of chemical substances to the environment. This has been as a result of use of modern pesticides by farmers. With India being one of the largest users of pesticides in Asia, it is quite clear then that the magnitude of chemical release into the environment has been high. This combined with the slowly fading influence of the Green Movement in Punjab has not made the issue any lighter. Increase in levels of pollution and neglect by authorities and concerned groups have ...

BSN4002 - Apr 08 2013 to Jun 14 2013 - Section 04

Part I: Community/State Demographics With a population of almost six million, Maryland is the 19th most-populated state in the United States. In 2010, the median household income of Maryland residents was $70,647; however, 8.6 percent of Maryland residents live in poverty (Maryland Vital Statistics Administration, Division of Health Statistics, 2010). Maryland’s income statistics are well below the national rate of 15.1 percent – yet the state’s poverty rate has increased by 12.5 percent from 2009 to 2010, the subject period of the annual census report. Maryland was named the wealthiest state by the United States Census Department ...